Good morning! We just got in from camping last night which is why I'm just getting it together to do this post. We spent the weekend up at Pismo Beach (just north of Santa Barbara) camping with about 30 of Eric's family. While I've never had "camper" on my life resume, I have to say that I did truly enjoy myself. And the weather was beautiful. Some of the highlights of our camping trip ...

Cozying up as a family in our tent (pictured) that reminded me of Darth Vader

Making s'mores

Doing a whole lot of nothing

Watching the kids run around with wild abandon

Eric getting all Food Network on us and making eggs, pancakes, bacon, potatoes, tortillas and salsa for breakfast

Doing a whole lot of nothing

Going into town to get cinnamon rolls

Seeing the stars at night by the campfire

Laughing uncontrollably

Overall, I think this hotel/spa girl did a decent job wearing the camper hat this weekend. What about you? Are you the camping type?

I'm not the camping type. Far from it. But I had the same good feeling experiences in the odd occasion I went camping with the family.

First time was quite traumatic because I was a newlywed and my new husband took me camping without any forewarning. I had never been camping before or watched what people took or did at camping... so I was pretty much clueless. Major shock! I even dragged the tent a few feet whenever I went inside to pick up something ahahah.

After that traumatic ordeal - and don't get me going through the public bath and toilet shock - I draw the line and told him - no more singleton camping. I'm a duchess but I expect to be treated as a Queen when on camping, and since then we've been often - specially after kids were born - camping and never again was a traumatic experience.

It isn't in my top 5 of favorite things to do but I enjoy it very much for all the reasons you cite plus being lulled by nature sounds to sleep.

I'm much more a spa/hotel girl myself. but I did go camping once with my girlfriend in big sur after we graduated from college. I went to visit her in san francisco and we drove down the coast. it was so beautiful and surprisingly really enjoyed it! I would definitely do it again...

I am too paranoid to camp. I live in fear of the other campers all being murderers and I am their next victim. If they don't get me for sure the starving bear will...or the hungry mountain lion. I love everything about camping that you mentioned, but my fear keeps me from being able to enjoy it.

Oh and a third fear is that I won't put out the campfire properly and start a huge forest fire in which I burn alive because my tent was too close to the fire and in my panic I couldn't unzip the tent. (wow just call me debbie downer with this comment.)

yay so fun! i'm a 2 night max camper but in the back of my mind, i'm with bianca and i totally live in fear of being murdered the entire time. i've seen law and order. i know what could happen out there.

Good for you! I am definitely not the camping type. I hate bugs and I think every stick breaking is Freddy or Jason or a bear. But I used to love it when I was little, so this makes me kind of sad. Maybe I'll get back into it when the girls are old enough to want to do it. Anything for s'mores. ;)

I do love camping. I'm definitely someone who likes a good massage and some retail therapy, but surprisingly camping works for me. It's such a fun way to see an area and relax, too. Glad you had such a terrific trip!